The Act of March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377; 43 U.S.C. §§ 321–323) as amended by the Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1096; 43 U.S.C. § 231, 323, 325, 327-329), provides for the making of desert-land entries in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.